Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet morning at Rite Aid when a delivery driver noticed something odd. The usual hum of conversations had given way to hushed whispers among customers. Curious, he approached the counter and asked what everyone was staring at. Turned out, an elderly gentleman had just paid for two boxes of Band-Aids—one for himself and one for his dog. A delivery driver chuckled, thinking it was the cutest thing he'd seen in ages.

2. It was just another day at Rite Aid until a delivery driver noticed something odd—a small dog kept darting into the store through the open door. The puzzled employee watched as the little pooch scurried past shelves, clearly heading for the candy aisle. As everyone gathered around, the little doggie seemed more interested in the gummy bears than anything else. With a smile, an elderly customer offered him some from her purse, and soon enough, the whole store was laughing and cooing over the tiny intruder. Turns out, it belonged to a regular who had left it in the car while running errands—an incident that became legendary among Rite Aid employees.

3. It was just another day at Rite Aid until a delivery driver noticed an odd sound coming from the stockroom. Curious, he peered inside and found a box of band-aids chirping like canaries. Curiously, he opened the package to discover tiny stickers with little legs and arms, singing ‘We are the world!’ It turned out to be a promotional gag for children’s first aid kits. The delivery driver grinned, thinking how much fun it would be to surprise his own kids later that night.

4. It was just another day at Rite Aid until a delivery driver noticed an unusual announcement over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention customers—please be advised that our aspirin is now available in alphabetical order.’ The delivery driver blinked several times before laughing and thinking it must be some kind of prank. For the next hour, customers patiently browsed through A for Aspirin, B for Band-Aids, C for Contact Lens Solution, and so on. When a regular asked why they couldn’t just return things back to normal, everyone burst into laughter—including the cashier who had been silently enjoying the chaos behind her counter.